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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro da Silva Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | February 25, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1994 | Domingos Sávio | ||
| 1994–2003 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2006 | Benfica | 58 | (0) |
| 2005 | Benfica B | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Gil Vicente | 25 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Braga | 67 | (1) |
| 2010– | Sporting CP | 46 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2007 | Portugal U21 | 23 | (1) |
| 2010– | Portugal | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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João Pedro da Silva Pereira (born 25 February 1984 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal in the Portuguese first division and the Portuguese national team, mainly as a right defender.
An offensive wingback, he is also known for his fiery temperament that leads to altercations with adversary players and referees numerous times.[1]
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A product of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's youth system, Pereira first appeared with its main side on 17 August 2003 in a 0–0 draw at Boavista Futebol Clube, and finished his debut season with 25 league appearances, mostly as a midfielder.
He was part of the Benfica squad that won the 2005 championship, starting often, until a fallout with coach Ronald Koeman relegated him to the bench, and later to the B team. He was sold to Gil Vicente Futebol Clube in the 2006 summer, after a previous loan to the same team – also in the topflight.
In 2007–08, fully reconverted into a right back, Pereira joined Sporting Clube de Braga, as another player in the position, Luís Filipe, went the other way.[2] An undisputed starter from the beginning, he scored his first goal for the Minho side on 22 February 2009, a 2–1 last-minute winner at Associação Naval 1º de Maio; he also collected 18 yellow cards and one red in his first two seasons combined.
On 22 December 2009, Pereira moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal for a fee of €3 million;[3] at the time, Braga led the league alongside Benfica, with 12 points in advance to his new club, with the Lions eventually finishing fourth.
Pereira again featured regularly for Sporting in the 2010–11 season, both as a defender and a midfielder, as his team ranked in third position. On 30 April 2011, he scored in a 2–1 home win against Portimonense SC, but was also sent off midway through the second half (after teammate André Santos) for repeatedly and severely insulting referee Duarte Gomes.[4]
Pereira was first called to the Portuguese national team in October 2010, following the appointment of new coach Paulo Bento. He made his debut in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Denmark, and also started in the following match - in the same competition - in Iceland, with the national side winning both games 3–1.
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